‘Gathering’ at Macktown in Rockton celebrates 1650-1850

Saturday

Apr 26, 2014 at 9:58 PMApr 26, 2014 at 9:59 PM

Rockford Register Star

Traders, trappers, voyageurs, Native Americans, mercantile vendors, militia maneuvers and skirmishes were the talk of Macktown today. “Gathering,” historical re-enactments of life from 1650 to 1850, continues from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Living History Center, 2221 Freeport Road in Rockton. Admission is $7 apiece, $5 for students and free for ages 6 and younger.